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Toni Bowers
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Toni Bowers
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The power of failing
If you lead a team, business unit, or company, giving yourself and your team permission to fail may result in a breakthrough innovation that changes the direction of your organization.
Posted by Patrick Gray | January 4, 2012, 5:48 AM PST | Latest comment by orbrover
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These seven resolutions will make you a better leader in 2012
John M McKee shares seven points you can use to make 2012 become your best year yet.
Posted by John McKee | January 3, 2012, 4:25 AM PST | Latest comment by irfaan_harris@...
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No more pencils or books: Real estate transaction management software
As the commercial real estate market moves slowly toward recovery in some cities, so does the interest in software-as-a-service that allows for fast tracking of its management, sale, and financial...
Posted by Dawn Marie Yankeelov | December 28, 2011, 11:51 AM PST
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What's your outlook for 2012?
A new year is the perfect time to create or renew your plan. Whether they're for a department, a business, or one's own life, smart people know that it's much easier to succeed with a plan.
Posted by John McKee | December 27, 2011, 5:46 AM PST | Latest comment by George.Weimer@...
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Watch your mouth
When techie types meet with non-techie types, tech-speak happens, and the result can be mayhem – or, at least, very scary. Here are some tips for dialing it down and avoiding confusion.
Posted by Scott Robinson | December 26, 2011, 4:36 AM PST | Latest comment by wlportwashington@...
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You are what you measure: Choose your metrics wisely
The very metrics that you choose to measure performance can be used against you in a number of different ways.
Posted by Scott Lowe | December 26, 2011, 3:37 AM PST | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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Ask yourself these five questions to gain perspective on the coming year
Taking even a few minutes to review the past year will do a lot to help you be more clear about what's needed for next year.
Posted by John McKee | December 21, 2011, 1:16 PM PST | Latest comment by oldbaritone
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Develop application portfolio and acquisition processes to protect the business
Through the use of well-enforced policy, organizations can provide a structure by which individual units can make decisions while still maintaining strong centralized databases used for decision...
Posted by Scott Lowe | December 21, 2011, 4:32 AM PST
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Meeting the needs of injured and disabled employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Read about how to ensure compliance and fair treatment of all employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Also, learn about the new ADA guidelines that take in 2012.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | December 20, 2011, 12:38 PM PST
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The Department of No
Whether IT staff is noting that a technology is unproven, IT lacks sufficient resources, or some other potentially legitimate quip, eventually a perception grows that IT exists to point out every...
Posted by Patrick Gray | December 20, 2011, 4:32 AM PST | Latest comment by etreglia@...
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Why management-by-intimidation can never work long-term in IT
The dubious technique of managing by cultivating fear and insecurity has a long history, and sometimes actually works; but it's the worst-possible approach for IT, and here's why.
Posted by Scott Robinson | December 19, 2011, 3:27 AM PST | Latest comment by RMSx32767
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Five top issues facing CIOs in 2012
Here are five issues that will rise to the CIO's forefront as we make our way through the coming year.
Posted by Scott Lowe | December 14, 2011, 4:46 AM PST
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Bring Your Own Device: Risks and rewards
With BYOD, there is risk and reward, an ongoing conversation and a lot of running around with your hair on fire to get it to function at scale in the enterprise but it might just be worth it in...
Posted by Joshua Burke | December 14, 2011, 4:05 AM PST | Latest comment by tmac9182
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Make the most of office holiday parties with these 12 Tips
However fair or unfair, strategic networking at holiday office parties can be a career boon. Here are 12 tips for doing it right.
Posted by John McKee | December 13, 2011, 12:22 PM PST | Latest comment by bobijub
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Lessons learned in Greece
Patrick Gray travels to Greece to deliver a speech but learns more there than he expected.
Posted by Patrick Gray | December 13, 2011, 4:18 AM PST | Latest comment by adornoe
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Migrating content into SharePoint 2010 from your legacy CMS
Trucking content from your legacy CMS into SharePoint 2010 - here are the options and the gotcha's.
Posted by Scott Robinson | December 13, 2011, 3:22 AM PST
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ITIL: What goes in a Configuration Management Plan?
Configuration management is one of the few processes that overarch all other process and service lifecycle phases in ITIL V3. Wthout it, the effectiveness of the rest of your processes will be in...
Posted by Abhinav Kaiser | December 12, 2011, 4:30 AM PST | Latest comment by dwleach1
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Quantum computing: What is it and has it arrived?
Most physicists and computer manufacturers think quantum computers will replace the silicon chips currently in use.
Posted by Robert Eugene Miller | December 8, 2011, 10:09 AM PST | Latest comment by JE55E
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Six megatrends that will affect you in 2012
Executive leadership coach John M McKee shares his forecast for what he sees impacting our lives in the new year.
Posted by John McKee | December 7, 2011, 6:25 AM PST | Latest comment by Con_123456
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Hire learners, not people with specialized skills
When hiring, should you go for the person who has a lifetime acquiring an insanely deep knowledge of a small subset of tools or someone who can rapidly pick up any new tool?
Posted by Patrick Gray | December 7, 2011, 4:07 AM PST | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Does IT eat its young?
Sometimes IT is less than welcoming to new blood. Is your IT department willing to destroy its future in order to maintain its current all-stars?
Posted by Patrick Gray | May 27, 2013, 6:53 AM PDT | Latest comment by the-dream
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Amazon to develop 3D smartphones. Why?
Amazon has plans to develop 3D smartphones. Somebody please give me a reason why this is a good idea.
Posted by Toni Bowers | May 21, 2013, 7:40 AM PDT | Latest comment by jsargent
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Improve the image of your IT department
Sometimes the stereotypical image of your department keeps you from getting the job done. Learn how to fight this image to benefit your employees and the company as a whole.
Posted by Guest Contributor | June 4, 2013, 4:55 AM PDT | Latest comment by user530717
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Does IT have a problem with women?
If we can shed some of the industry's juvenile past, while maintaining this merit-based culture, IT will attract all comers, regardless of gender.
Posted by Patrick Gray | April 24, 2013, 6:03 AM PDT | Latest comment by ByeNaryGal
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Leadership lessons for IT from the White House
What leadership lessons can IT learn from the recent scandals in the White House?
Posted by Patrick Gray | June 3, 2013, 7:14 AM PDT | Latest comment by Fairbs
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Want to motivate your team? Here are 20 things to start doing now
Ilya Bogorad shows you how to create a dynamic, exciting, motivating environment in an otherwise unexciting, underperforming or stodgy organization
Posted by Ilya Bogorad | November 28, 2011, 4:21 AM PST | Latest comment by lovcom
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The fallacy of talent shortages and H-1B visas
We've all heard about the tech talent shortage and the need for H-1B visas. But how do you reconcile that with the soaring unemployment rate of U.S. military vets?
Posted by Toni Bowers | June 17, 2013, 6:15 AM PDT | Latest comment by Hans Schmidt
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IT needs to understand the move from BI to data analytics
How exactly do the areas of data and predictive analyses differ from business intelligence and what should IT leaders be doing differently?
Posted by Toni Bowers | May 28, 2013, 6:52 AM PDT
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Hiring a programmer? Ask these questions in the interview
Routine interviews for programmers often offer tests that evaluate rote memorization that the modern development environment doesn't require. Here are some better questions to ask.
Posted by Justin James | February 18, 2010, 4:11 AM PST | Latest comment by youareyouyou
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Tech companies that are sitting on cash piles
Apple, Inc. has been the recipient of great scrutiny over its $137 billion cash surplus. They're not the only one sitting one sitting on a giant cash pile.
Posted by Toni Bowers | June 7, 2013, 7:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by NickNielsen
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Are your tender requirements killing your IT project?
Plenty of organizations have well-formed procedures for procurement on large projects, but when the projects are small, the contracts are short-term, or the budget is low, those same procedures...
Posted by Ben Evans | May 20, 2013, 6:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by Slayer_
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Three reasons to have a post implementation project
Jay Rollins reminds PMs not to forget about the post-project project. Here are three considerations for following up after the implementation of a software project.
Posted by Jay Rollins | November 19, 2009, 3:11 AM PST | Latest comment by sysdev@...
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Create the Timeline View in Microsoft Project 2010
If you use PowerPoint or Visio to create milestone reports, find out how using Microsoft Project 2010 Timeline View instead can save you time and a lot of hassle.
Posted by Andrew Makar | January 20, 2011, 5:24 PM PST | Latest comment by lbostic@...
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6 essential elements for a winning business case
The vast majority of unsuccessful projects fail not because of poor project management, but because of poor decisions with respect to the choice of projects. A good business case helps to make...
Posted by Ilya Bogorad | July 28, 2008, 3:31 AM PDT | Latest comment by rajeshamith
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Manual vs. autoscheduled tasks in Microsoft Project 2010
Microsoft Project 2010 gives you the option of scheduling tasks manually or letting Project use the scheduling engine. Andy Makar explores these options for project managers.
Posted by Andrew Makar | March 23, 2011, 5:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by MickeyBlueOwl
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Why critical path is critical to project management
If the PMBK definition of critical path has you puzzled, read Dr. Andrew Makar's explanation of this project methodology in real-world terms.
Posted by Andrew Makar | September 10, 2009, 1:02 PM PDT | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Infographic: Which E-Commerce platform is best?
This infographic compares Magento, osCommerce and OpenCart.
Posted by Toni Bowers | February 25, 2013, 5:24 AM PST
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Best practices for software license management
Organizations spend a fortune on licenses every year, and a lack of management around it can result in heavy fines. Here are some best practices to follow.
Posted by Abhinav Kaiser | November 5, 2012, 4:33 AM PST | Latest comment by secureoncloud
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Top five reasons organizations fail at project management
Why are many organizations still so bad at project management? After pondering this question on many consulting and training engagements, Tom Mochal has come up with his top five reasons.
Posted by Tom Mochal | August 20, 2008, 7:11 AM PDT | Latest comment by billsherlock
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The business value of Google Glass and wearable computing
Wearable computing is an emerging technology that's affecting both the consumer and enterprise space.
Posted by Patrick Gray | May 15, 2013, 4:52 AM PDT | Latest comment by rexrich2k
